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- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Breaking News
The decline of the community newspaper in the United States has been steep and severe. A quarter of American papers have folded in the last 15... View Details
- February 2006
- Case
Fraikin SA
By: W. Carl Kester, Vincent Marie Dessain and Monika Stachowiak
Provides an example of a so-called "whole business" securitization. In early 2004, Fraikin, France's leading industrial vehicle rental company, compares several alternatives for refinancing a large bridge loan within a year. Presents three primary options: a classic... View Details
Keywords: Debt Securities; Transportation; Renting or Rental; Transportation Industry; Service Industry; France
Kester, W. Carl, Vincent Marie Dessain, and Monika Stachowiak. "Fraikin SA." Harvard Business School Case 206-090, February 2006.
- July 2002
- Supplement
Discount & Hawkins Openings: Video Highlights
This case shows the interactions between two quite different pairs of negotiators, both engaged in working through the final leasing clause between a mall developer and its anchor tenant. It highlights the importance of openings to frame and shape the entire course of... View Details
Wheeler, Michael A. "Discount & Hawkins Openings: Video Highlights." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 903-801, July 2002.
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Fashionable Fundraising
Thirty-five HBS students and partners took to the runway in mid-April for the Retail & Apparel Club’s 7th annual HBS Fashion Show. The sold-out... View Details
- 27 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Podcast: Revisiting Rental Housing
Podcast with: Nicolas Retsinas Interviewer: Sean Silverthorne Running Time: 13 min., 22 sec. Renters are the forgotten underclass of American policymakers. Although a third of all U.S. citizens rent their... View Details
- 29 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Are First-Time Buyers Left Out of Real Estate’s Rebound?
to look at the budget, there is some question as to whether the wealthy should continue to have a bite of that cow. Q: Do you think more people these days are content to rent? A: There have been a variety of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Massport, Back on Course
responsibility is significantly changing behavior and helps us build a stronger team. Logan is one of the nation’s most delay-prone airports. After thirty years of controversy, will a proposed 5,000-foot new View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Floor It
the experience of businesses including Keurig, Peloton, and Rent the Runway to develop more effective strategies to engage and educate patients... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Mengxin Li
- 30 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
HBS Grad Drives Lori Systems to Success
both "Best of Show" and first place in the productivity and utility category. "The experience has validated my application thesis that HBS would greatly expedite the relevancy I could have in... View Details
- 31 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 31
The case explores RentJuice's early development and the challenges it confronted in scaling its direct sales effort. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/811069-PDF-ENG View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Once a Castle, Home is Now a Debtors’ Prison
"rental" real estate will unshackle the occupant from the house. When the owner-turned-tenant makes his monthly payment, he will not be seeing a Sisyphean gap. If... View Details
- Web
Winners & Success Stories | New Venture Competition
language learning. This content and platform combination allows the company to deliver all content in a format personalized to meet individual needs. RelayRides Shelby Clark Nabeel Al-Kady RelayRides is the... View Details
- 2008
- Book
Revisiting Rental Housing: Policies, Programs, and Priorities
By: Nicolas P. Retsinas and Eric S. Belsky
Rental housing is increasingly recognized as a vital housing option in the United States. Yet government policies and programs continue to grapple with widespread problems, including affordability, distressed urban neighborhoods, poor-quality housing stock,... View Details
Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Government and Politics; Housing; Renting or Rental; Problems and Challenges; United States
Retsinas, Nicolas P., and Eric S. Belsky, eds. Revisiting Rental Housing: Policies, Programs, and Priorities. Brookings Institution Press, 2008.
- Web
Entrepreneurs Promise Signers - Alumni
Jennifer Fleiss (MBA 2009), Rent the Runway Cesar Carvalho, Gympass Mike Cassidy (MBA 1991)* Humphrey Chen (MBA 1996), CLIPr Co. Jessica Chen Riolfi (MBA 2013), Uprise Michelle... View Details
- Web
Kraft Accelerator
Review Rent the Runway HBS Case Collection Data and Analytics Cases The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation’s Answer Fund HBS Case Collection... View Details
- 15 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
A Better Business Model for Fighting Cancer
drugs,” says Giusti. Working with leaders at direct-to-consumer enterprises and five leading cancer organizations, they drew on the experience of businesses including Keurig, Peloton, and Rent View Details
- February 2011
- Case
Chegg: Textbook Rental Takes Flight
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, William A. Sahlman and Evan W. Richardson
In late 2010, Silicon Valley-based Chegg, the leading online college textbook rental company, is scaling rapidly. The case recounts Chegg's history from its origins as a distant competitor to Craigslist in college classified listings through a pivot into textbook... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Higher Education; Entrepreneurship; Books; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Service Operations; Renting or Rental; Online Technology; Education Industry; Service Industry; California
Eisenmann, Thomas R., William A. Sahlman, and Evan W. Richardson. "Chegg: Textbook Rental Takes Flight." Harvard Business School Case 811-077, February 2011.
Brittany Davis
receive investment and development resources. Previously, she was a Manager at Village Capital where she analyzed opportunities and created investment recommendations in the fintech, education, health, food/agriculture, and energy... View Details
- June 2004 (Revised July 2005)
- Background Note
Tenant and Landlord Rights
By: Arthur I Segel, Jeff Mandelbaum and Armen Panossian
Certain key principles govern the landlord-tenant relationship in both commercial and residential settings. Because most property law is state specific, this note provides an overview of how many states would generally analyze a particular situation or relationship. View Details
Keywords: Renting or Rental; Leasing; Rights; Contracts; Laws and Statutes; Relationships; Real Estate Industry
Segel, Arthur I., Jeff Mandelbaum, and Armen Panossian. "Tenant and Landlord Rights." Harvard Business School Background Note 804-161, June 2004. (Revised July 2005.)
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Incentives and Operational Excellence
video they wanted was out of stock. Retailers typically buy videocassettes from studios for $45 each and rent them for $4. Tapes are disposed of for $5 after three months, so the retailer must View Details